Might as well make it a thread since we have no idea who the charges are filed against. Looks like the whole--nothing there, just bought the farm.

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Mueller has reportedly filed the first charges in the Russia investigation

Special counsel Robert Mueller has filed the first charges in the Russia investigation, and a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, approved them, CNN reported Friday.

The charges are sealed, CNN said. The nature of the charges are unclear, but they could result in an arrest as soon as Monday, sources told CNN.

Mueller was tasked in May with investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election after President Donald Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey. As part of the investigation, Mueller is looking into whether any Trump associates colluded with Moscow to tilt the election in Trump's favor.

The special counsel is also investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice related to his decision to fire Comey. And he is looking into several of the president's close associates, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, and senior adviser Jared Kushner.

Mueller's latest move does not mean it was made solely to indict an individual — it could be also be seen as a signal to other possible defendants, political analyst Carl Bernstein said to CNN Friday.